"Erythromelalgia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A peripheral arterial disease that is characterized by the triad of ERYTHEMA, burning PAIN, and increased SKIN TEMPERATURE of the extremities (or red, painful extremities). Erythromelalgia may be classified as primary or idiopathic, familial or non-familial. Secondary erythromelalgia is associated with other diseases, the most common being MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS.
| Descriptor ID |
D004916
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.617.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Primary Erythermalgia- Primary Erythermalgia
- Erythermalgias, Primary
- Primary Erythermalgias
- Primary Erythromelalgia
- Erythromelalgia, Primary
- Familial Erythromelalgia
- Erythermalgia, Primary
- Erythromelalgia, Familial
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Erythromelalgia" by people in Profiles.
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Erythromelalgia in patients with essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera. Leuk Lymphoma. 2017 03; 58(3):715-717.